Anthony Novak

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Anthony Novak
File:Anthony Novak Forge 2019.jpg
Novak in 2019 with Forge FC
Personal information
Full name Anthony Joseph Novak
Date of birth (1994-03-27) March 27, 1994 (age 32)
Place of birth Pickering, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position Forward
Youth career
Pickering SC
Wexford SC
2008 Glen Shields Sun Devils
2009–2012 Toronto Lynx
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Lake Erie Storm 65 (14)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Toronto Lynx 21 (1)
2015–2018 Oakville Blue Devils FC 39 (28)
2019–2020 Forge FC 24 (8)
2021 Condeixa 6 (0)
2021–2022 Cavalry FC 24 (4)
2023 Valour FC 23 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 6, 2023

Anthony Joseph Novak (born March 27, 1994) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a centre-forward.

Early life

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Novak was born in Pickering, Ontario[1] and began playing youth soccer with Pickering SC.[2] He played as a goalkeeper in his youth with Wexford SC, Glen Shields SC, as well as the Durham regional program.[3] He later joined the youth system of the Toronto Lynx.[4]

College career

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In 2012, he committed to attend Lake Erie College,[5] where he would play four seasons of NCAA Division II soccer.[6] He scored his first collegiate goal on September 2, 2012 against [7] In 2013, he was earned All-Ohio Division II honours.[8] In 2014, he was named to the All-GLIAC First Team, All-Ohio First-Team, and All-Midwest Region Third Team honours.[9][10][11] On October 25, 2015, he scored a hat-tick against the Walsh Cavaliers.[12] In 2015, he earned All-Midwest Second-Team, All-GLIAC Second-Team, and All-Ohio Second-Team honours.[13][14][15] During his time with Lake Erie, he made two appearances as a goalkeeper, starting a match against the Tiffin Dragons on October 23, 2013 and taking over late in a match against the Seton Hill Griffins, following a red card to the starting goalkeeper on September 5, 2015.[16][17]

Club career

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From 2012 to 2014, he played with the Toronto Lynx in the Premier Development League.[18]

In 2015, he began playing with Oakville Blue Devils FC in League1 Ontario,[19] who re-branded from the Lynx, upon the Lynx's folding.[3] On April 29, 2018, he scored a hat trick in the season opener in a 5-0 victory over Toronto Skillz FC.[20][21] In 2015, he was named a league Mid-Season All-Star.[22] In 2017 and 2018, he played in the league all star games against the PLSQ.[23][24] On August 12, 2018, he scored another hat-trick in a 5-0 victory over Ottawa South United.[25] In 2018, he won the league's Golden Boot as the top goal-scorer with 18 goals during the season[26] and was also named a league First Team All-Star.[27] With the Blue Devils, he won the L1O championship in both 2015 and 2017.[28]

File:Anthony Novak of Forge FC against HFX Wanderers FC (cropped).jpg
Anthony Novak of Forge FC against HFX Wanderers FC

In April 2019, he joined Forge FC in the Canadian Premier League,[29][30] after participating in a two-week trial with the club during their pre-season.[31] On May 8, he made his debut for the club against Pacific FC,[32] also scoring his first goal for the club, scoring just three minutes into the match.[33][34] On August 13, 2020, he scored an overhead kick goal against Cavalry FC.[35] On October 22, 2020, he scored the winning goal in a 2-1 victory over Municipal Limeño of El Salvador in a CONCACAF League match[36][37] and added an assist in a victory against Panamanian club Tauro FC.[38] With Forge, he won the league championship in both 2019 and 2020.[39] Over his two seasons with Forge, he scored nine goals and added five assists in 32 matches across all competitions.[40]

In February 2021, he signed his first contract abroad,[41] joining Campeonato de Portugal side Clube Condeixa.[42][43] He joined on a contract until the end of the 2020/2021 season.[44][45] He recorded his first assist in a 1-0 win over Vitória de Sernache.[46]

In April 2021, he returned to the Canadian Premier League, signing a multi-year contract with Cavalry FC.[47][48][49] He made the 3400 km trip to Calgary from Ontario entirely by car, upon his signing.[50] He scored two goals against his former club Forge that season.[51][52] In March 2022, he tore his lateral collateral ligament, which required surgery, causing him to miss the entire 2022 season.[53]

In March 2023, he signed with Valour FC in the Canadian Premier League.[54][55][56] He scored his first goal for the club in the season opener on April 16, against York United FC.[57]

Career statistics

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As of July 9, 2023[58]
Club League Season League Playoffs National Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Toronto Lynx Premier Development League 2012[59] 1 0 — — — 1 0
2013[59] 8 0 — — — 8 0
2014[60] 12 1 — — — 12 1
Total 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 1
Oakville Blue Devils FC League1 Ontario 2015 ? ? — — — ? ?
2016[61] 2 0 — — — 2 0
2017[62] 21 10 — — — 21 10
2018[63] 16 18 2 2 2 1 — 20 21
Total 39+ 28+ 2 2 2 1 0 0 43+ 31+
Forge FC Canadian Premier League 2019 16 6 2 0 0 0 4 0 22 6
2020 8 2 1 0 — 4 1 13 3
Total 24 8 3 0 0 0 8 1 35 9
Condeixa Campeonato de Portugal 2020–21 6 0 — 0 0 — 6 0
Cavalry FC Canadian Premier League 2021 24 4 1 0 2 0 — 27 0
2022 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 24 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 27 0
Valour FC Canadian Premier League 2023 23 1 – 1 1 — 24 2
Career total 137+ 42+ 6 2 5 2 8 1 156+ 47+

Honours

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Forge FC

References

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